4one that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;


In Context

1 Faithful is the saying, If a man seeketh the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.

2 The bishop therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, orderly, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

3 no brawler, no striker; but gentle, not contentious, no lover of money;

4 one that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;

5 (but if a man knoweth not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)

6 not a novice, lest being puffed up he fall into the condemnation of the devil.

1 Timothy 3:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:4One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

3:4He must manage his own family well and see that his children obey him with proper respect.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

3:4One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all chastity.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:4conducting his own house well, having his children in subjection with all gravity;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

3:4one that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:4One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:4one who rules his own house well, having children in subjection with all reverence;

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

3:4his own house leading well, having children in subjection with all gravity,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:4One that rules well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;